netta on January 3rd, 2009

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As a freelancer and budding entrepreneur, it’s a fact that you have to multi-task and wear a lot of different hats. The tasks you have to accomplish in one day resembles a juggling act of Olympic proportions. The flexibility required is enormous, and if you can’t adapt, you’re likely to pull great swatches [...]

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netta on November 23rd, 2008

One thing I’d like to emphasize is the need to document our lives for the next generation. Blogging has been ideal for this. In the olden days, before typewriters, computers and word processors, people actually kept written diaries. You know, like with paper and pen? Actual ink? I know, isn’t that wild?
Not only did people [...]

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netta on October 9th, 2008

Although my first love is, and always will be, flash fiction, the truth of the matter is it’s very difficult to make a living from writing flash fiction. However, it’s been a great training ground for an actual career in making a living for what I love to do most, which is writing in general.
The [...]

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netta on September 19th, 2008

Well, the last couple of months have been quite a ride for me. Could you make this stuff up? Momma dies, family drama and financial hardship, pregnant daughter and a high risk pregnancy, more family drama, separation from loved ones, blah blah blah.

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netta on August 28th, 2008

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Not literally — that would fall under “Too Much Information,” and I just met you… I mean, what is your purpose in blogging?
I started off some five years ago, brand new to blogging. I followed two fellow writers to a private forum, hidden from the search engines, and was hooked through the [...]

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netta on August 10th, 2008

There’s nothing like starting out a day when you’re recognized as a Kick Ass Blogger. My fellow Goddess and Partner in Blogging Adventureland, LaLa, was kind enough to pass this along to me. (I didn’t even have to pay her to do it!)

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netta on June 4th, 2008

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I’m a big fan of blogging. I’ve had a personal blog for friends and family for four years, and I’ve tried to blog every day. To date I have over 1800 pages – enough to fill a couple of large books, or four smaller ones, or a combination thereof.

Why, you ask, would someone [...]

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